Environmental issues to be tackled at landscape event

Some of the UK's leading experts in ecology, landscaping and the environment will be guest speakers at Sustainable Landscapes for the Future at the University of Bristol on 18 July.

They will be tackling issues including pollinating insects, environment change, sustainable landscapes and low-maintenance grasses.

Speakers at the one-day workshop, supported by Top Green, will be University of Bristol professor Jane Memmott, University of Sheffield professor Nigel Dunnett, Stephen Alderton of Top Green and Euroflor, landscape architect Kym Jones, soil scientist Tim O'Hare and Rob Donald of Green Global Solutions.

Howard Wood will talk about creating sustainable landscape maintenance for Lyon City Parks Department in Michigan, USA, while Alderton will explain carbon sequestration and low-maintenance grasses.

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